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| | | | | | | First Galileo satellites named 'GIOVE'
9 November 2005
| On 9 November 2005, Ms Karla Peijs, Dutch Minister of Transport, Public Works & Water Management, announced the chosen name 'GIOVE' for the two satellites which are currently being prepared to take the first step of the In-Orbit Validation phase towards full deployment of Galileo, the European satellite navigation system.
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| | | | | GSTB-V2/A in a clean room at ESA-ESTEC, having instrumentation sensors installed prior to testing. The phased array, L-band antenna is visible on the top face.
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| | | | | Galileo Galilei, 1564 - 1642
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| | | | Background notes for editors
| Europe has decided to implement a satellite-based navigation system in a two-step approach. The first step will lead to a European overlay navigation system (EGNOS) using the two existing navigation satellite constellations (GPS and Glonass); this system is already contracted to industry and test operations have started. The second step (Galileo) is intended to enable Europe to become a major partner in the setting up of a civilian satellite service around 2008. This service will meet worldwide the multimodal navigation requirements and can operate either autonomously or together with other systems. Aeronautical, maritime and land mobile users will greatly benefit from the service.
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| | | | | Artist's impression of GSTB-V2/A in orbit. The spacecraft antennas are directed towards the viewer.
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| | | | | Artist's impression of Galileo System Test bed satellite GSTB-V2/B in orbit. The spacecraft antennas are directed towards the viewer.
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